The Bible questions : shedding light on the world's most important book /
Seed, Hal, 1957-
The Bible questions : shedding light on the world's most important book / Hal Seed. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ©2012. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
This is the Bible -- Primary questions -- Who wrote the Bible? -- How is the Bible different than other books? -- Who decided what went into the Bible? -- How accurate can the Bible be? -- Did God really write the Bible? -- Purpose questions -- Does the Bible speak to people? -- What's the Bible's purpose? -- Can the Bible make me a better person? -- What's the central message of the Bible? -- What's the Bible's story line? -- Probing questions -- Why are there so many translations? -- Why was God so violent in the Old Testament? -- Why is there only one way to heaven? -- When will Jesus return? -- Where is the Trinity found in scripture? -- Practical questions -- How do I study the Bible? -- How do i find the meaning of the text? -- How do I apply what I learn? -- Where can I get help with the Bible? -- How can I master this book? -- Small group study guide -- Bible study process -- Bible in one verse.
The Bible isn't meant to be left unquestioned; it's meant to be opened and read and questioned. And everyone has questions about the Bible--from the senior pastor of the big church down the road to the guest at the hotel off the interstate. Where did it come from? Who wrote it? Why are people so inspired by it (or fearful of it)? What does it have to do with my life? Hal Seed takes you on a tour into and behind the Bible, so that you get to know it and the God who makes himself known in it.
9780830856121 0830856129 9781461937401 146193740X
Bible--Introductions.
Bible--Miscellanea.
Bible--Introductions.
Bible--Miscellanées.
Bible
BIBLES--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Handbooks.
Electronic books.
Introductions
Trivia and miscellanea
BS475.3 / .S44 2012eb
220.6/1
The Bible questions : shedding light on the world's most important book / Hal Seed. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ©2012. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
This is the Bible -- Primary questions -- Who wrote the Bible? -- How is the Bible different than other books? -- Who decided what went into the Bible? -- How accurate can the Bible be? -- Did God really write the Bible? -- Purpose questions -- Does the Bible speak to people? -- What's the Bible's purpose? -- Can the Bible make me a better person? -- What's the central message of the Bible? -- What's the Bible's story line? -- Probing questions -- Why are there so many translations? -- Why was God so violent in the Old Testament? -- Why is there only one way to heaven? -- When will Jesus return? -- Where is the Trinity found in scripture? -- Practical questions -- How do I study the Bible? -- How do i find the meaning of the text? -- How do I apply what I learn? -- Where can I get help with the Bible? -- How can I master this book? -- Small group study guide -- Bible study process -- Bible in one verse.
The Bible isn't meant to be left unquestioned; it's meant to be opened and read and questioned. And everyone has questions about the Bible--from the senior pastor of the big church down the road to the guest at the hotel off the interstate. Where did it come from? Who wrote it? Why are people so inspired by it (or fearful of it)? What does it have to do with my life? Hal Seed takes you on a tour into and behind the Bible, so that you get to know it and the God who makes himself known in it.
9780830856121 0830856129 9781461937401 146193740X
Bible--Introductions.
Bible--Miscellanea.
Bible--Introductions.
Bible--Miscellanées.
Bible
BIBLES--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--General.
RELIGION--Biblical Reference--Handbooks.
Electronic books.
Introductions
Trivia and miscellanea
BS475.3 / .S44 2012eb
220.6/1